It’s the first tournament in history held on a blue clay (!) which obviously creates some controversies. The all-time biggest specialist of clay, Rafael Nadal complained before the Mutua Madrileña Open kicked off: “Madrid is one of the best tournaments … Continue reading
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Three tournaments this week, all of them with a 28-draw. I have to admit I’m not an advocate of tournaments of this type because they clearly handicap top seeded players. It’s really tough to expect that a tournament would win … Continue reading
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Men’s clay-court tennis in Europe has been functioning in cycles for many years. Rafael Nadal [2] begins it with the Monte Carlo title, then fortifies his supremacy over all other clay-court specialists beating the best of them – David Ferrer … Continue reading
(2)Rafael Nadal d. (1)Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-1 [1:18 h] Both past champions (Nicola Pietrangeli ’68; Ilie Nastase 1971-73; Bjorn Borg 1977, 79-80) and all … Continue reading
2nd semifinal: (2)Rafael Nadal d. (9)Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-4 [1:50 h] It was Simon’s first clay-court semifinal in … Continue reading
Quarterfinals Andy Murray was in a very defensive mood throughout his match against Tomas Berdych. This tactics somehow worked out in the 1st set due to Berdych’s inability to get the most important points (he wasted all seven break points, … Continue reading
The first round was highlighted by the last match in Ivan Ljubicic‘s long career. 16 years on the tour, 291 tournaments played, countless of dramatic long matches, but the farewell was rapid – Ljubicic spent only 71 minutes on court … Continue reading
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U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships have a long tradition, it’s been as long as the Open era (and even longer, the first championships took place in 1910). The event was held in different cities, since 2001 it’s been Houston. This … Continue reading
(1)Novak Djokovic d. (4)Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6(4) [2:17 h] Miami is the only ‘1000’ tournament which separates semifinals from the final by one day … Continue reading
2nd semifinal: (1)Novak Djokovic d. (21)Juan Monaco 6-0, 7-6(5) [2:03 h] Monaco notched impressive wins over American boys in the last two … Continue reading
